Girls Staff

Brad Thompson

Director of Girls MAP / Monarchs

Brad is a Minnesota native, born and raised in St. Louis Park. Brad attended St. Louis Park High School where is helped the Orioles to the State Tournament in 1998. Brad was also a two-time all-conference selection in his high school career.

Upon graduating, Brad went on to play two seasons in the USHL with the Twin Cities Vulcans and the Tri-City Storm. While with the Vulcans Brad was a part of the National Championship team in 1999-2000. Brad’s performance during his Junior A career earned him a spot with Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Brad enjoyed a great Division I hockey experience, playing all four years with Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks. After his collegiate career ended, Brad continued his career professionally with stints in the ECHL, UHL, and CHL. In total he tallied 5 years as a professional player.

Brad has been with MAP hockey for the past 6 years and has additional coaching experience with the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Bantam Tier 1 team and also with Mounds View JV as the Head Coach in 2011.

Brad believes that consistency and adaptability are two key ingredients in being successful as a hockey player. He is excited to be a part of the FHIT hockey team and looks forward to the challenges is helping players reach their ultimate potential. He takes great pride in passing his knowledge and the experience he has gained on to aspiring hockey players.

Erin Sheehan

Strength Director, Girls

Erin grew up playing hockey in Willmar, MN. She began skating at age four and played throughout high school. While in high school, Erin was a three-sport athlete participating in Cross Country, Hockey, and Track and field, earning three all-conference titles during her four years. During her senior year, Erin was selected to be the Captain of her hockey and track and field teams.

After high school, Erin attended the University of Saint Thomas. She was a member of the track and field team for four years, earning eight Conference champion titles with her team over the four years. Erin graduated from the University of Saint Thomas in 2015 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Science. She aspires to attend Graduate school to obtain a degree in Physical Therapy.

After many years of training programs in both hockey and track and field, Erin has grown to appreciate everything that is required in order to become a better athlete. She is passionate about bringing athletes to the next level through off-ice training, as her past mentors have done for her. She understands and shows that players can work their hardest everyday yet enjoy becoming a better athlete.

Noora Räty

Director of Goaltender Development, Girls

Noora has been a member of the Finnish Women’s National Team since she was only 15-years-old and has almost 200 games in international play. She has participated in three Olympic Games (’06, ’10, ’14), winning a bronze medal in 2010. She has also played in nine IIHF World Women’s Championships, winning four bronze medals in ’08, ’09, ’11. She has been named the tournament's best goalie four times (’07,’08, ’11, and ’17). She also earned the most valuable player award in 2008. Räty is currently preparing for her fourth Olympics under Justin Johnson’s and Andy Kent’s coaching.

Noora grew up playing boys youth hockey in Espoo, Finland. While in high school, she played for Espoo Blues women’s team in the Finnish women’s national league, winning three National Championships in four years. She also received several individual awards while playing in the Finnish women’s national league.

After graduating high school, Räty went on to play college hockey with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. During her four seasons at the University of Minnesota, she won two National Championships, was a three-time 1st team All-American, a three-time Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist (presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey), Capital One Academic All-American, a two-time Frozen Four MVP, etc. She also holds NCAA records for career wins (114), career save percentage (94.9%), wins in a single season (38), and winning percentage in a single season (1.000). Räty graduated from the University of Minnesota in the August of 2013 with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communications, minoring in Sport Management.

Along with Noora’s playing experience, she brings a wealth of coaching experience to the MEGA Goaltending staff. She has a big passion of giving back to the youth, and wants to help each MEGA Goaltender to be the best they can be on- and off the ice.